NGEE September 3 2012 Trip

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Notes

Metadata type stuff

* PakBus IDs - A = 400; B = 401; C = 402; D = 403

Shipping

  • Tripods, battery boxes etc.
    • NAC Waybill 345-2130-8372
  • Batteries
    • NAC Waybill 345-2130-8431

Bill Remaining things to grab

  • 2 pcs Null Modem cables
  • Heat shrink
  • Heat Gun
  • lead weights
  • 2 drill kits
  • 2 drills and batteries and chargers
  • small tarp for soil pits
  • frame pack

Bob Remaining things to grab

  • 1 pcs SW12V Unit
  • 4 pcs nuts & bolts for solar panel mount
  • Grabbed, not packed
    • 5 pcs radio & power cable
    • 5 pcs radio antenna setup
    • 3 pcs null modem
    • Ring connectors for batteries
    • power cable to go between batteries
    • power cable to go battery box to instrument box
    • hole drilling stuff for liquid-tite
    • Multiplexer wiring wire
    • Metal Tags for labeling

To Purchase

  • Right size hole saw for the liquid-tite (for a 1/2" fitting)

Pre-trip to do

  • Organized per site items (X means it's packed / shipped)
    • Precip Stand
      • X 3 screed stakes
      • X Pipe: 2 pcs 5 ft; 1 pcs 2.5'
      • X Hose Clamps (2 sizes)
      • X NuRail fittings
    • Tripod Related
      • X 1 pcs tripod & cross arm
      • X 1 pcs instrument box & contents:
        • X cable ties
        • X 2pcs AM16/32s
        • X 2 pcs current excitation module
        • X 1 pcs CR1000
        • 1 pcs radio & power cable
        • 1 pcs radio antenna setup
        • 1 pcs null modem
      • Energy system
        • X 1 pcs solar panel missing one
        • X 2 pcs ubolts for solar panel mount
        • X 2 pcs aluminum strips for solar panel mount shipped in 4' sections in one of the tripod boxes
        • 4 pcs nuts & bolts for solar panel mount need to grab yet
        • X Batteries
        • X Ring connectors for batteries
        • power cable to go between batteries
        • X power cable to go battery box to instrument box
        • X cable protection between battery box and instrument box
        • X power cable to go between solar panel and battery box
        • X cable protection to go between solar panel and battery box
        • X cold temperature power cable (red & black or an all-weather extension cord)
        • X 1 pcs power cable from solar panel
        • X 1 pcs cable protection for solar panel cable (sort of left off cable protection estimates I'm thinking)
        • X 1 pcs charge controller
      • X 1 pcs SR50A setup
        • SR50A setup
        • X 1 pcs SR50A
        • X 1 pcs SR50A mount (in tripod box)
        • X 1 pcs SR50A cable
        • X 1 pcs SR50A cable protection
      • Air Temperature Setup
        • X 1 pcs AT radiation shield
        • X 1 pcs 107 Temperature Probe
        • X 1 pcs cable protection
      • Subsurface Hardware
        • X 9 HydraProbe IIs
        • X 3 HFP01 heat flux plates
        • X 5 deep thermistor probes
        • X 1 shallow thermistor probes
        • X 9 thermistors probes to pair with the hydraprobe iis
        • X 6 thermal conductivity probes to put two of the pits

Things to buy

  • Bit o' Food?
  • buy additional required hardware
  • wiring stuff (to control all the excess wires) Action Packers?

Stuff to bring

things not on a PR yet

Technical Gear

  • Shotgun
  • Keypad
  • fish tape
  • kayak
  • Tool Bags
  • Computer & (packed) SC32B
  • Climbing harness
  • Climbing Gear Proper
  • Serial Cables & spares
  • brown tarps
  • X Sawzall
  • drill

Food to bring out

  • Optional

Probable Luggage

  1. Shotgun [Bob #1]
  2. Bob Personal backpack [Bob #2]
  3. Work Actionpacker #1 [Bob #3]

How it will go down out there

  • Bil & Vlad drill the thermistor bore holes
  • Bob focuses on the wiring and station set up with an assist as needed from others
  • All will share hauling duties from truck to intensive site area